Administrator's Guide HP Session Allocation Manager (SAM) v.2.1

Use the following steps to enable the HP SAM client to log in using a smart card.
1. Attach the smart card reader to the access device.
2. Install the smart card reader driver onto the access device.
3. Install the smart card cryptographic service provider (CSP) software onto the access device that
supports your smart card solution. This software is required to read the contents of the smart card.
4. Install the HP SAM client software onto the access device.
5. If using the Internet Explorer-based client, you must configure the client on the HP SAM
administrator console at System Settings > Web client > Smartcard cryptographic service
providers (CSP). For more information, see
Web client on page 42.
6. If you want the system to automatically launch the HP SAM client when a users inserts a smart
card, see steps a and b. (NOTE: Step a is the default setting.)
a. For the Windows XPe-based client (default setting), edit the ‘scwatch.cfg’ file with the
following:
[scwatch]
Action=c:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP PC Session
Allocation Client\hprdcw32.exe
ActionDir=c:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP PC Session
Allocation Client\
— or —
b. For the Internet Explorer-based client, edit the ‘scwatch.cfg’ file with the following:
Action=c:\Program Files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe http://
HPSAMServername
7. Start the service by:
a. Clicking Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.
b. Right-clicking HP Smart Card Monitor Service.
c. Selecting Start.
For more information about HP SAM smart card settings, see
Smart Card Settings on page 22.
You can configure smart card-related settings on the Web client after you complete this procedure. From
the HP SAM administrator console, go to System Settings > Web Client.
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